Show Bow Go Hunting Comes Nearer Sport Concept Larry Feld Conservation Officer I Through the years the eO co t of hunting has gradually Increased in- in ere creased Originally hunting was a way of putting meat on the table Today the cost of hunting is such that most sportsmen would be further ahead to pay a visit to the butcher Deer hunting Ls is no longer a way to supply cheap meat meat it is a sport Hunting with a bow comes closer to the concept of sport ONE OF THE first ical weapons to be made by byman byman man the low bow has been used for centuries in conquest and hunting Bow construction has made great advances in develop develop- development development ment down through the ages The first bow was nothing but a mere stick Different woods were tried Early In added sinew backing Within the past 20 years lam and fiberglas have greatly increased the cy and effectiveness of the bow BOW HUNTING technique falls into two classes stalk stalking ing or blinds Pure stalking involves a knowledge of game habits an ability to de winds and faint br breezes in relation to a pattern and an ability to Interpret the rounds contour and objects of the forest But more the stalker mus must possess two fundamental qualities to a degree seldom needed by the rifle hunter hunter- an infinite patience and an ability to move slowly Be Be- Be Because cause of the bow hunters caution there is little disturbance bance of game Ther There Is little animal movement caused by bythe bythe the good bow hunter Many comments have been made about deer losses through through ough crippling Studies and checks have been made In several states and these find find- findings findings ings show that in general the average crippling loss by the gun hunters appeared to be beabout beabout about eight times greater than for archers The good archer stalks hl his prey and gets within range before he shoots If a deer is hit they know It and take great pains in tracking the animal down Last season son ono one of our local hunters spent all night with a lantern looking for a deer he hit had just be- be before before I fore dusk How many rifle hunt hunters rs would have done the same thing Very few In fact how many rifle hunters will even take the time to walk over to an area In which a deer was seen that they a foolish and hasty shot at It might be information matlon mation to some people that not all deer that are hit with witha a rifle tall fall dead or even act like they have been hit when shot with a powered high rifle |